S: *it was a dark and stormy night, on a boat or maybe it was a cruise ship for how big it is, 2 little fellows found themselves in a rather bad situation, a blue alien like creature named stitch and a pokemon called machop were inside a cage together somewhere in the ship, being carried off somewhere, both of them lost consciousness, but later on they regained their awareness, wondering what's going on*
L: Stitch slowly sits up in the cage, blearily looking around as he wakes up. "Mmh... W-where are we...?"
S: *machop slowly sits up as well, yawning*
"W-wha...what's going on? Where am I??"
L: Stitch looks over at the machop having awoken as well. "Guess we're both still stuck here... We need to figure out how to get out."
S: *the machop was a little shaken up as they notice Stitch*
"Whoa! I almost forgot you were in here with me... and how interesting you look..."
L: "I suppose I never did tell you my name, did I? It's technically a nickname, but... I'm Stitch."
S: "Stitch? Interesting nickname... I don't have a real name so you can call me Machop, I sort of already like that name myself..."
L: "I kinda like that too. Anyway, come here, we should try just getting the door open first." Stitch grabs the cage's door and starts trying to push it open.
S: "Right" *Machop does the same, trying to get the cage open but nothing works, it doesn't budge* "Yikes! That's not working..."
L: Stitch sighs. "And if that didn't work, bending the bars definitely won't... Doesn't seem like anything's close enough to the cage that we can grab it, either. Think we might just be stuck here for a while..."
S: "Ugh! This is great, JUST GREAT!!!! Plus were out in the middle of the ocean, and I absolutely hate water!"
L: "Relax, we'll figure something out. Wouldn't be my first time breaking out of somewhere... Just have to wait for our chance."
S: "...wait, you've broken out of places in the past?! Oh jeez... I don't know about this... hopefully nothing bad happens while we're in here..." *little do they know, stuffs gonna get bad real quick*
L: "It's kind of a long story..." Before Stitch can go into more detail, there's a loud bang as the ship suddenly jolts, knocking the two over! "Gah! What was that!?"
S: "Whoa! What just happened!" *machop looks around nervously at what is happening*
L: Seconds later, an alarm sounds, and a voice can be heard on an intercom. "All hands, abandon ship! I repeat, abandon ship!"
Stitch's eyes go wide and he looks at Machop. "I-I think the ship's sinking!"
S: *machop gasps and their eyes go wide in shock* "WHAT?!?! The ship is sinking?! Ahhhhh!!!! That's not good! And we're still on it!!!"
L: Stitch starts banging on the cage's bars, trying to get the attention of someone. "DON'T JUST LEAVE US HERE! LET US OUT!"
S: "SOMEBODY GET US OUTTA HERE!!!!!" *the machop does the same, but no body heard them, everyone was already gone as the ship is indeed starting to sink, causing the cage to roll around the place*
L: "H-hang on to something!" Stitch grabs the bars so he at least won't be thrown around as much as the cage moves.
S: *machop does the same as they cling to it desperately, eventually the two of them find themselves in the lower levels of the ship, which thankfully with enough impact makes the cage break open, however there's one thing that's left...the ship sinking underwater!*
L: Already, Stitch can hear water rushing into the ship, and it quickly gets louder. "Argh, I can't swim! We need to get out quick!"
S: "Ahhhhh no...not water! Anything but water! I can't swim either!! Not even float! Well, not true, I found I can float for 2.5 seconds before sinking but still! Ahhh!"
L: "Then we just have to leave before the ship goes underwater! Come on!" Stitch takes off running, hoping he and Machop can find a way out, but he has no idea where he's going.
S: "Wait for me!!!" *machop hurries off with stitch, looking around for any way to escape, but there's nothing around to help*
L: Soon enough, water is starting to rise up from below the two, the ship slowly flooding. "Th-this is taking too long!"
S: "Ahhh! The water is rising so fast!!! What do we do stitch!? I'm scared..."
L: "A-are you any good at holding your breath? I really hope you are, i-it sort of looks like we'll have to..."
S: "Are you nuts?! No I am not! I don't do water! I hate it I hate it I hate it!!! Ugh!"
L: "I-I'm really not a fan of water either, but I'm at least decent at holding my breath..." The water is up to the waist of each of them at this point.
S: "Holding my breath scares the heck outta me! I'm not gonna survive! I just know it!" *machop is clearly afraid of this bad situation, looking at stitch with wide fearful eyes*
L: "M-maybe there's scuba gear around at least, I don't know!" While Stitch doesn't verbally agree that the two are done for, he's clearly beginning to lose hope.
S: "Scuba gear? Don't get your hopes up for that, I doubt there's any in here, what matters is we get to higher ground! I don't wanna submerge!!!"
L: "O-oh, there!" Stitch points down a hall they'd nearly skipped over, and it has a ladder leading up! "If we're quick, we won't go under!"
S: "Oh! Perfect! Let's go!" *machop hurriedly climbs up the later*
L: Stitch tries to climb up as well, but the ship jolts even harder than before, knocking him off the ladder! With a splash, he lands in the water on the previous floor, quickly standing up and starting to climb again. "D-damn it, I think we just hit the bottom!"
S: *machop managed to hang onto the ladder* "Oh jeez, we must be super far underwater! I heard this ocean is super deep! Ahhh!" *they continue to climb up*
L: "W-we're gonna get out of this! Ships always have more lifeboats than they need, we can grab an inflatable one and ride it up!"
S: "That's an idea, we gotta get to it! Waters rising fast!" *the waters were continuing to come up, machop looking down at it worryingly, hoping the two of them won't go underwater*
L: "J-just have to hope it's not outside..." The two get to the top of the ladder, now likely just below the ship's deck.
S: *machop looks around, trying to decide what to do next*
"The waters are getting higher by the second! What do we do now stitch?"
L: "U-um... S-supplies for getting off the ship are probably gonna be near the way up to the deck, once we find it we need to look around for something!"
S: "A-alright... I'm just gonna pray that we don't have to go underwater yet..." *again little do they know, that moment will come sooner then they would expect*
L: The rising water is thankfully slowing down, but the two soon come to a collapsed section of hall, the only way to pass it being briefly going to the next floor down, underwater... "Damn it, it's happening..."
S: "Ahhhh!!! Nope nope nope nope! Not in a million years!!" *machop backs up fearfully, not wanting to experience this*
L: "We have to, it's the only way forward! It doesn't seem like we'll have to stay down long, maybe just a few seconds!"
S: "....I can't do it stitch! I'm gonna get so much anxiety! I'm way too freaked out!"
L: Stitch puts his hands on Machop's shoulders. "Look, we're going to end up underwater at some point, but if we get through this soon it'll at least help our chances once there's no more air."
S: *machop whimpers as they looks at stitch, a bit of tears visible despite them being a tough pokemon* "I-i-i..."
L: "I know, being underwater sucks... I used to be scared of it too, but I can at least tolerate it now. I know you can too, and even if it ends up hurting my own chances, I'm staying right by you."
S: *Knowing stitch will be by their side made machop feel a bit better, but is still very worried* "Thank you stitch...I'm sorry I'm getting so froze up by this, truth is I've only gone underwater once...and never did it again because I was so freaked out"
L: "And I nearly drowned my first time... A-anyway, we need to get a move on!" The water is up to their ankles now, but still going pretty slow.
S: "Ahhhh...it's happening...this is really happening...oh dear oh dear!!!!" *machop starts panicking*
L: "It's gonna be okay, we won't be under for long. Just breathe, try to calm down..."
S: *machop stops themselves from panicking, taking a couple breathes to relax, it wasn't easy but they did it*
L: "We'll go only once you're ready. Though I'd like that to be fairly soon..." Stitch nervously looks down at the water slowly getting higher.
S: "Oh jeez... we better just hurry along then... but will we get back up to the air? I don't wanna stay down there..."
L: "I'm almost certain we'll be able to climb back up on the other side, I really doubt this'll take any more than 10 seconds."
S: "Fine fine! Let's just do this, I just hope I can hold my breath ok..." *machop fidgets nervously*
L: "Maybe try covering your mouth and pinching your nose, that should help. Hopefully you won't otherwise need your hands down there..."
S: "Hmmm, I suppose that could work... ok, I'll try it then... I'll at least take a breath before we dive under at least"
*machop was still very nervous inside of him deep down*
L: "Yeah, definitely get a good breath just in case." Stitch wades into the deeper water, keeping his head above it for now.
S: *machop does as well, still very much nervous, keeping their head above it as well while taking nervous breathes*
L: "I'll wait to go under until just after you do, it'll be less than a second later."
S: "Oh jeez..." *machop was clearly shooken up, looking down at the surface* "I don't think i could do this without us going together at the same time! This is still something scary to me!'
L: "...Kind of figured. Alright, together then. 3...2...1..." Stitch holds his breath and ducks under the water.
S: *closing their eyes machop takes a big breath and ducks under as well, pinching their nose and covering their mouth as they whimper*
L: Stitch smiles at Machop and holds their shoulder, planning on guiding them along if they don't end up opening their eyes.
S: *machop can't bring themselves to open their eyes, they tried once but immediately shuts them as they stinged his eyes, continuing to whimper softly*
L: As he expected he'd have to, Stitch starts walking along, guiding Machop along with him and hoping there won't be any parts where they need to climb.
S: *luckily there's not, at least for this part... machop continuing to try holding their breath as steady bubbles slip through, hoping it won't be long until fresh air comes*
L: Stitch slowly leads Machop along, and soon finds a slope back to the surface, walking up it with them and getting back above the water. "Alright, we're through. Are you okay?"
S: *machop gasps heavily* "Omg! That was so scary! I couldn't even open my eyes down there!!! Ahhhh!!!!" *they clearly didn't look okay*
L: Stitch hugs them. "You still went under though, and it definitely seems like that's already an improvement for you! Now come on, we need to keep moving." The water, even at its most shallow point, is now up to their knees.
S: *machop hugs him back and tries to shake off what just happened, hoping they won't have to submerge for a while longer as they progress together*
L: The ship's interior is like a maze to them, but as the water gets to their waists, they find a stairway leading up! "Perfect! We can't be far now!"
S: "Oh thank heavens! I thought for sure we would have to go under again!" *machop immediately runs up the stairway, hoping to escape her soon...least that's they think will happen*
L: The stairs lead to a closed, damaged bulkhead with water leaking through, the ship's deck beyond it. "Guess this is the way outside... We'd better not open it before we're ready."
S: "...wait, what are you talking about?? What will happen when we open that?!"
L: "We're on the bottom of the ocean right now. If we open that door, the rest of the ship is gonna flood, and if we don't have an escape ready at that point, we're done for."
S: "...oh no, but what are we gonna use to escape?? There's nothing here!!! And I don't wanna go out there when we're so deep underwater! It's gonna literally kill me of anxiety!!"
L: "It's okay, we still have a lot of time! We have to look around for something we can float to the surface with. Shouldn't be too hard... B-but yeah, the thought of going outside so deep down is getting me nervous too..."
S: "Least I'm not alone... ugh! I swear when we get outta here I'm never going near water again! I hate this!! I mean at least I'm not alone, I've got you stitch... and honestly your kind of a cool looking creature"
L: "You're cool too, I've never seen anything like you! Once we're out of this whole thing, I've got a lot of questions... But I think we should wait on that for now." Stitch starts heading back down the stairs.
S: "G-good idea heh, wait for me!" *machop follows closely behind stitch*
L: With the water now up to each one's belly, Stitch starts looking around the halls and rooms with Machop. "Let me know if you see anything that might help..."
S: *machops looks down at the water nervously as it rises* "O-ok..." *they look around for anything that might help them*
L: Minutes upon minutes pass, the water level slowly rising up to their chests, then their necks... "Argh, it's like they took everything!"
S: "Yeah! But more importantly, the water is up to our necks!!!! Ahhhhh!!!!!" *machop starts to panick again*
L: "We still have time! I've been thinking about what we'll do once it's high enough we can't breathe, we can take turns on each other's shoulders. It'll suck, but it'll be better than drowning."
S: "Ok but we can't do that forever! The water will eventually rise high enough that there would be no more air! What's the point of that?! Aww man..."
L: "It'd at least buy us more time..." Looking in the next room, the two at last find a few life vests! "Yes, finally!"
S: "Life vests! Oh these should help a lot! Thank goodness we finally found something!"
L: "We could even put them on now and just swim back to the exit! ...If we knew how to swim, I guess..."
S: "Yeeeah don't think so, but we could still put them on..." *the water is dangerously close to submerging the duo*
"Oh man! The waters really rising! I'm so scared!!!"
L: "We're set now, don't worry!" Stitch grabs a life jacket and puts it on, not inflating it yet. "We just need to get back... A-and, um... I-I forgot the way there."
S: *machop puts one on too* "You WHAT?!?! Oh no, I don't know the way there myself! I forgot!!! Not good..."
L: "I-it's alright, we can find it again! We're gonna be fine!" Under his breath, Stitch adds "I hope..." He then heads back into the halls with Machop.
S: *as the duo tries to find their out the water keeps on rising, scarring machop further* "Were not gonna be fine!!!!"
L: Stitch is starting to need to tilt his head back. "R-remember what I said before! We can help each other breathe once we can't on our own!"
S: "Ugh! I hate this!!! Why must this happen!!"
L: "I know, this SUCKS! B-but we're pretty close to getting out of here now!"
S: *machop is fearfully tilting their head up too* "Well we better hurry! Cause I don't wanna submerge right now!!"
L: The two rush through the halls, the water gradually getting higher, and eventually they can only barely keep their mouths above the surface. "D-damn it... W-we're gonna go under at this rate..."
S: "Nooo!!! I don't want that! I really don't!!!" *machop starts to rush a lot quicker in panic mode*
L: Machop's panicking causes Stitch to panic as well, already having been bordering on that, and his mouth keeps dipping underwater as he tries to run, repeatedly needing to spit out water.
S: *machop just barely manages to keep their mouth above the water* "This isn't looking good for us stitch!! I-i really don't wanna go underwater!!!"
L: "Y-you can be the first to be held up, I can handle being underwater for a while!" Stitch holds out his hands for Machop, planning on lifting them onto his shoulders.
S: "Oh fine, but be careful!" *machop takes stitch's hands as they are lifted onto stitch's shoulders to stay above the water more*
L: Stitch seems to be stronger than he looks, as it doesn't seem like he's having any trouble holding Machop up. Soon though, the water starts to reach his nose, and he stretches up what little he can so he can get good a breath. Then, he finally has to hold it, running along as best as he can underwater.
S: "Go go go!" *machop holds on to stitch as they run along the place trying to get outta, hoping machop doesn't have to go underwater*
L: After holding his breath for a few minutes, Stitch starts to badly need air, and realizes he hadn't established a signal for him and Machop to switch places. He looks up at them and taps their leg a couple times, trying to convey that he needs to breathe.
S: *machop was so busy trying to escape they don't notice the taps from stitch, continuing to urge them onwards*
L: Stitch does keep moving, not wanting to waste any time, but he taps Machop more forcefully to try to get their attention.
S: *this time, machop looks down at stitch underwater*
"Ugh, what what?? What do you want down there? We're wasting time! Keep going!"
L: "Mmm!" His entire face is red at this point, making it pretty clear that he needs to breathe, and soon.
S: "Oh dear... you need air! Uh oh...uhhh, what do we do?!!? I don't wanna go down there again! Oh no!!!"
L: Stitch looks around for something he'd be able to stand on to make the swap easier on them, but there's nothing. He whines up at Machop, his face starting to go a little blue.
S: "This is not good..." *machop sighs heavily* "I don't want stitch to drown, but I really don't wanna go underwater... ugh!!! Such a stupid predicament!"
L: For a moment, Stitch considers pushing Machop off him so he can climb onto them and breathe, but he doesn't want to do that. He does decide though, he will if he's getting close to his limit...
S: "Oh who am I kidding!? I have to help stitch, he's my friend!!" *closing their eyes and covering themselves machop takes a deep gasp and jumps off stitch and into the water, this time managing to force his eyes open and lift stitch up towards the air*
L: Stitch gasps once he's able to. "Th-thanks! I-I know you hate this... But I feel like we're getting close!"
S: *a muffled whimper could be heard from the machop underwater, they really wanna breathe in the air again, since they are holding stitch up they are only able to pinch their nose*
L: Knowing Machop is having a bad time down there, Stitch catches his breath as quick as he can before jumping off them, and he lifts them back to the surface.
S: *machop quickly gasps in the air* "Oh thank goodness!! No more please! No more! Get moving!" *machop still whimpers helplessly*
L: Stitch continues on through the halls... And after another couple minutes, as the water gets up to Machop's chest even as they're being held up, the staircase is found again! Stitch quickly goes up it enough to breathe. "F-finally!"
S: "That was close! The water was getting up to my chest back there! Looks like we may be able to escape after all..."
L: "All that's left now is... G-go outside, and just hope we can hold our breath all the way up..." Stitch continues up the stairs, but is clearly nervous.
S: "Whoa whoa whoa! I'm don't think I'm ready for this thing!!" *machop climbs up the stairs with him but is very scared*
L: "N-neither am I..." Stitch stops at the bulkhead leading outside. "W-we're not gonna have a choice eventually..."
S: "All that water that's gonna rush through, I don't think that's gonna be good for my anxiety...I'm so scared!" *machop hugs stitch fearfully*
L: "Th-this is gonna be the worst part..." Stitch hugs them back. "A-at least it'll be over after that..."
S: "...oh jeez, yknow what let's just do this thing... but i want you to hold me tight so we don't lose each other while this is happening..."
L: "Y-yeah, let's get this over with... Brace yourself, this is gonna be pushing us REALLY hard..." Still holding Machop with one arm, Stitch reaches up to start opening the bulkhead, thankfully knowing how to do so.
S: "Oh my jeez I'm not gonna let go of you during this at all!" *they cling desperately to stitch, shutting their eyes to brace for impact*
L: The water leaking in increases a little... Then the door flies open, and Stitch and Machop barely have enough time to hold their breath as a torrent of water floods into the ship, sending the two underwater and nearly knocking them off their feet!
S: *machop does manage to take a breath before all that, holding on tight to stitch as they whimper from holding their breath*
L: Knowing not to waste any time, Stitch walks outside with Machop, and he whines a little as he realizes they're so far down they can't see the surface and the sunlight is somewhat dim...
S: *as the machop looks up at the very far surface, they whimper helplessly...knowing it's gonna be a long ascent upwards and unsure what to do for now*
L: Stitch tries to give Machop a reassuring look, though he's clearly nervous himself, and pulls the cords on both life jackets at once. Immediately, the jackets inflate and begin quickly carrying the two toward the distant surface.
S: *machop was momentary caught off guard by the sudden ascension, but immediately goes along with it, pinching their nose shut and cover their mouth to try not to waste air*
L: Hugging Machop, Stitch rises alongside them, and all the two can really do now is hope they reach the surface in time...
S: *machop nuzzles against stitch as the two keep going up, with how fast the jackets are going they are almost at the surface! But if you thought that they are gonna get away scot-free? Your wrong, because when they do surface they will be in the middle of the ocean with no land around, and since neither of them can swim...eeesh all downhill again*
L: Stitch smiles up at the approaching surface, surprised to already be almost there. Just seconds later, he and Machop launch a couple feet out of the water from the momentum, gasping before they go under and back up again, now staying above water.
S: *machop happily gasps in the fresh air* "W-we made it!! We made it out!!! Oh thank Arceus!!" *they almost cry tears of joy that they are finally breathing in fresh oxygen....for now*
L: "W-we're gonna be okay!" Stitch happily looks around... Then frowns as he doesn't see anything around. "...Now what?"
S: "Huh?" *machop looks around and sees nothing but water* "Uh oh, there's no land! There's nobody here! And it's dark out... what do we do?"
L: "...I-I have no idea... O-oh, this is really bad..." Stitch is getting close to panicking again.
S: "Super bad! W-well the good news is...we're not underwater anymore... I'm sure we can think of something!" *that's what you think...*
L: "Th-this isn't really much better... I suppose you've got time to figure out how to swim, at least. I can't, my body's apparently too dense..."
S: "Dude, you don't I've been trying? I have! My body is a bit too dense to swim either... the best I could do is float for a couple seconds before sinking down under... I suppose at least these life jackets are keeping us afloat"
L: "I-I didn't think you were like that too, I thought you just didn't know how! I guess we're pretty much just stuck here, then..."
S: "Ugh... I hate this!" *the air in the life jackets seem to be deflating for some odd reason, causing more air to escape outta there*
L: It takes Stitch a moment to recognize that... "O-oh crap, the jackets are deflating!" He tries to cover where the air is escaping.
S: "What?! Oh no!!!" *machop does the same, thankfully managing to cover up where the air was leaking out of, for now at least* "Whyyy does this universe hate us?!"
L: Stitch manages to keep his jacket from emptying any more as well, though he's now floating a bit lower in the water. "I guess this is why these jackets were there... Ugh, everything sucks today!"
S: *machop lowers a bit down into the water as well* "I know right?! This is so frustrating!!! I don't wanna go back down again! I've suffered enough!!"
L: Stitch sighs. "Of course we get this far, and it's all for nothing... I-I really doubt anyone's going to find us out here..."
S: "Oh no... this is so sad, and frustrating!! I hate this!" *machop's eyes full with tears, lost for hope as they look at their new friend* "If something happens to us then I want you to know you've been a good friend, and I love you, I truly do..." *they scoot over to kiss stitch's cheek*
L: "I really like you too, Machop..." Stitch returns the kiss, and hugs Machop as well as he can without causing either of them to uncover the holes in their life jackets.
S: *machop blushes and smiles at the kiss, noticing both of them aren't covering the holes* "Whoops! The holes! They are uncovered! Ah what's the point...we're not gonna survive out here...it's hopeless..."
L: While he goes to cover his own again, Stitch stops short and sighs, letting it happen. "Yeah, it doesn't matter any more. We're done anyway, let's just get it over with..."
S: "Y-yeah... even tho I don't wanna die... but I think its inevitable at this point... again, I love you so much stitch, thanks for being there for me..." *machop kisses stitch's lips*
L: "I love you too... I'm glad we're at least going to be together for this..." Stitch kisses Machop back as they both sink enough the water is touching their chin.
S: *machop holds stitch close in a hug* "I guess this is it... were gonna go back under... fresh air, I'm gonna miss you so much..."
L: Stitch starts to cry a little. "L-let's at least get a deep breath for this... Th-there's at least a tiny chance..."
S: *machop cries a little too* "G-good idea, maybe a miracle will happen and we will escape, but it's pretty low right now..." *as tears stream down machop's cheek he takes a last deep breath of air*
L: Tilting his head back, Stitch gets a breath himself, and he and Machop sink underwater again, beginning to descend back toward the shipwreck.
S: *machop holds stitch very closely, refusing to let go, they can't even cover themselves because of it*
L: For what it's worth, Stitch tries to cover Machop's nose with one hand while continuing to hug him.
S: *machop gives a blushing smile as stitch covers his nose for him, bubbles escaping from their mouth*
L: With no way to cover Machop's mouth as well without not hugging them any more, Stitch can't really do anything to help, and just closes his eyes as he waits.
S: *machop closes their eyes as well, kissing stitch on the lips as our two friends sink deeper down, but little do they know...when they think they are done for, a miracle will happen*
L: It's been about a minute since the two went under by now. Dreading what he believes is coming, Stitch is using up his breath faster than normal, blushing quite a bit at this point.
S: *machop's face is entirely red now, never been able to hold their breath for a long time, whimpering*
L: Not knowing how to share air, Stitch gives up on his end of the hug so he can cover Machop's mouth as well, hoping to help them last at least a little longer.
S: *machop whimpers soften a bit, looking at stitch with fearful eyes, the two of them almost back to where they first started*
L: Stitch looks up, hoping to at least see the surface one last time, but it's already out of view. Before much longer, he and Machop land back on the ship's deck, not even that far from the door leading inside.
S: *machop looks at stitch worryingly, so low on breath and worried he's gonna inhale water at any moment*
L: Even with his face starting to turn blue, Stitch keeps helping Machop hold their air in, wanting to put off the inevitable as long as possible.
S: *machop is thankful for the help, deciding to try and help stitch back, covering their nose and mouth with their own hands*
L: Stitch smiles a little, but whines, bubbles occasionally getting loose anyway. He worries about how it's going to feel when he finally inhales the water...
S: *machop bubbles away air as well, trying to calm themselves and stitch down, worrying as well how inhaling water feels*
L: Stitch whimpers as he starts closing in on his breath holding limit, shivering a little with his face starting to go purple.
S: *machop's face grows purple as well, their breath hold limit getting close as they whimper along with stitch*
L: Instinctively, and without thinking about Machop, Stitch pulls back to cover his mouth and nose himself, leaving Machop's exposed.
S: *a muffled yelp escapes machop as his nose and mouth are exposed, which causes water to enter them!*
L: Stitch gasps in shock as he sees that, and immediately coughs up his air before gasping again, grabbing his neck as he starts to drown!
S: *both of our friends start to slowly drown together, it seems hopelessly.... but a sparkle of miracle is about to rain through, a current sweeps through upwards which carries our two friends up!*
L: Hardly even noticing, Stitch flails in pain as he keeps sucking in water and coughing it back up, all the air he had being gone by now.
S: *machop doesn't notice either, gasping in water and trying to cough it away, the current going up at a rapid pace*
L: As he starts losing his strength, Stitch finally notices he and Machop are being pulled up somehow. His coughing fit slowly changes to just heavy panting, and a drowsy feeling starts forming in his head.
S: *machip notices too, but is too weak to celebrate... panting in watery breathes*
L: Stitch eventually goes limp in the current, but still awake; he takes slow, shallow breaths of water, and tries his best to stay awake, his body occasionally jolting with an audible hiccup.
S: *machop is still managing time stay awake, and just before things got bad, the current makes our two friends break the surface!*
L: A moment passes before Stitch even realizes he's above the surface, and he weakly breathes in as much as his flooded lungs have room for. Beginning to return to awareness, he goes into another coughing fit as he forces out the water in his chest.
S: *machop does the same, getting into a coughing fit as well and forces water out through their mouth, taking in air*
L: As he finally gets air in him, Stitch's face slowly goes back to blue, then red. His coughing eventually stops as his lungs dry off, though he still breathes heavily.
S: *machop's face slowly returns to red as well, breathing heavily as they don't speak yet*
L: Stitch does manage to talk, though his voice is pretty hoarse from the water. "Wh...Wh-what happened...?"
S: *eventually machop manages to speak as well, their voice hoarse as well* "I-i don't know!"
L: With his face going back to its normal colors, Stitch looks around to try to figure out what had brought them to the surface. "H-hello!?" He coughs a little from shouting.
S: "Someone there???" *but no answer...* "What the..."
"That was so weird... no body is here, it's almost like a ghost is holding us up..."
??? - "And you would be right!"
Machop - "Gah!!"
L: "AH!" Stitch jumps a bit - at least as much as he can in water - and keeps looking. "W-where are you?"
S: *suddenly, a black ghost like creature appears in front of them*
Ghost - "I'm right here!"
Machop - "Wha?!"
L: "A-a real ghost... Um... Th-thanks for helping us. Could you maybe bring us to shore?"
S: Ghost - "No problem! Oh by the way, call me Adrian ;)"
*they bring both stitch and machop to shore at a rapid speed*
L: "Woah, this is SO fast! I really hope this is actually happening, and I'm not just delirious back on the ship..."
S: Adrian - "Don't worry, this is 100% real! You guys are safe and sound"
Machop- "Phew...."
L: Once they reach the shore, Stitch happily walks onto the sand, tearing up in relief. "I-I really didn't think I'd ever be on land again..."
S: *machop tears up as well* "Same here! This is a miracle, thank you so much Adrian!"
Adrian - "My pleasure, I'm just happy you two are safe, I gotta get going, catch you around!" *Adrian then dissappear into thin air*
L: Stitch hugs Machop, finally starting to calm down. "I-I'm so glad we're both gonna be okay..."
S: *machop hugs stitch back*
Machop - "Me too!! I thought for sure we were gonna drown and die, but we're not!" *they kiss stitch on the lips*
L: After the kiss, Stitch smiles at Machop. "Now... Maybe we could go find the crew of that ship, and get back at them for leaving us?"
S: *machop smiles back with a bit of a smirk* "Yeah! Good idea! I wanna get some revenge on them for leaving us behind like that!"
L: "I doubt they'll be hard to miss... Let's get going." Stitch holds Machop's hand and starts walking inland with them.
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